The Importance Of A Womens Health - 1233 Words

men. The HIV prevalence is approximately 14 times higher among females (Hinton Earnest, 2010). This is because most women are sex workers and are unable to stand for themselves. They are at a disadvantage in the their country due to gender equality and violence. Women are excluded from making their own decisions at all levels because all the dominance goes to the men. Women in this country are being underrepresented and it is also affecting their maternal health. Those who are pregnant, 42% do not give birth in a health care setting (WHO, 2015). The commitment to improve maternal health has become the focus of women in Papua New Guinea. The maternal mortality rates is also the highest in the Pacific region. Violence also plays a major†¦show more content†¦This deals with having clean storages for the medicine. Control over the certain disease starts off with having the proper sanitation for vaccines and medicines. It is important to know that having poor quality life-saving medicines are a major public health threat, especially in settings with a weak regulatory environment. â€Å"The avaliability of poor-quality medicines reflects the lack of adequate quality control and regulatory mechanisms† (Hetzel, Sharp, Bala, Pulford, Betuela, Davis, Lavu, 2014, p. 1). It is impossible to decrease the risk of infection if the medicine being used to treat the disease is being exposed to more bacteria. The lack of sanitation in water is a major challenge that most have to overcome. Implementing the use of a filter method is one of the most cost-effective way to eliminate a disease. Much of PNG’s population receive little to no clean water. Only about 20% of the people have access to clean water and less than 15% of people have adequate sanitation. (Fa alili-Fidow, 2011). Immunization is also an issue for the cause of disease because it cannot prevent or cure HIV/AIDS. The only way for it to be helped is by behavior change. Some initiatives taken place in this country is the use of enforcing different laws. This would include the HIV/AIDS Management and Prevention Act (2003), the Provincial Health Authority Act (2007), and the National Health Administration Act (1997) (WHO, 2015). All of these laws contribute to the framework for the